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Gunther the Underwater Elephant written and illustrated by Ginger Neilson

Meet Gunther the baby elephant who can float under water. But what happens when he floats too far from home?

My Review: While spending time with his mother and their elephant family in the jungle river, Gunther would play with his cousins because he was too young to swim alone. His cousins would hold him by his trunk and tail and swish him in the river. One day while his cousins were arguing so much they let go of him without knowing. To Gunther surprised he began to swim and did not sink to the bottom of the river.

He leant how to use his trunk as a snorkel. When he knew that he was separated from his mother and his elephant family he began look for a way to get back home. He met different creatures of the sea that helps him return home.

On his way home a jungle bird told him that something terrible has happened to his mother. When Gunther learns that his mother was captured by the hunters while looking for him, he came up with an ideal on how to rescue his mother.

Gunther’s story is so interesting, first he didn’t know how to swim but leant how by using his trunk. He then used creativity and quick thinking to help save his mother from the hunters. But he leant a valuable lesson not to float away again. Bright and beautiful colors illustrated by the author. I highly recommend this book for your children’s library and for classroom reading.

Pages: 32

FTC Disclosure: I received a review copy of this book in exchange for a fair and honest review. I was not monetarily compensated for my opinion in any way.

Giveaway Rules

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Author is giving a copy to 1 winner

This Giveaway is Open to the US ONLY.

Winner will be selected by Random.org

Giveaway Ends December 19th.

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Hmmm…seems to me that this book gives young readers a leg up on critical and deductive thinking while engaging them with a charming character in the form of this adorable elephant that they can also identify with – I LIKE it!

Floating down the river, sounds nice and relaxing, it’s not hard to see how one could lose track of where one is and where one is going. I also like the way the Gunther teaches himself to swim. As a teacher, it’s a constant challenge to help students learn, and inevitably some students don’t learn everything I would like them to learn. Some things have to be learned on our own.

I love what I have read so far. This would be a great addition to the libraries I volunteer in, one just became part of the public library system and our story time readers would love this. The other library I volunteer in is a school library and I think our reading buddies program would love to read this to the younger kids.imajicasnow@inbox.com

I would love to win this for my little Gwen, because it not only teaches a child that they can be resourceful, but also has a huge lean toward the meaning of the relationship between parents and children. It is easy to be led off of the path in life as well, but we can always find our way back when we have strong character. I think it is a wonderful book!

My kids love their cousins and swimming, so this they could identify easily with. I like the teaching point of getting lost- although the hunter part makes me sad! I wish not to have to teach my kids about poachers.

About

My name is Ella Johnson. I started Mymcbooks to promote reading. As a former teacher, I know that making basic education fundamentals interesting to children can be challenging. Education can be fun, exciting and captivating for children with the right learning tools. So my goal is to “make learning interesting and fun” for the children while they learn, by introducing them to fun books with colorful and captivating illustrations.

In 2009, I start the giveaway program giving away free school supplies at random to 2 winners each year. I also started a monthly free giveaways for books and gifts.

August 2010, I extended the free school supplies from 2 to 5 winners at random on my blog and also give away 20 bags full of school supplies to familes in need at Chick-fil-A in Brandon, Florida during their family nights. And in 2012, I beat my that number and gave away a lot of school supplies to needy families. Hopefully, I can continue to do this each year.

In 2011, I started writing reviews on children’s books then giving these books away free on Mymcbooks Blog. I increase the number of books we giveaway free to help support parent. My goal is to give away as many as I can each year. This is also a great way to introduce parents to new books.